Category: Toddlers

Last week I had a tearful tantrum on my hands as I tried my best to attach Tibbs’ blue trainers to her flailing feet before nursery. In between the enraged screeching, I managed to decipher the shrill shriek of ‘NO BOY’S SHOES!!!’ I was shocked. Never have we discussed the…

I wondered if anyone had any advice for me? Tibbs has always been the sort of child that goes to sleep first time. She has a big track record of early waking, but this new phase is puzzling and a bit stressful so I’m looking for advice. Tibbs is two…

If you’ve got pre-school kids and are considering your holiday options, I thought I’d pass on some things that have really made a difference to us. We (me, my husband, our 27 month-old and our labrador) are currently half-way through a month-long adventure in France and Spain. The below is…

Here’s a post I wrote for Talkmum last week on worrying about toddler eating habits. You can also read about toddler foods I rely on here and if you’re looking for organisation tips, try my friend Fran’s tips at The Parent Social for making a meal planner The relationship (with food) and…

I’m reflecting on things I used to be able to do this morning. As your child grows, things change. You never get this time back. Make the most of it! Here are ten things to do before they turn two 1. Baby cinema – sounded like a stupid idea at…

Nod your head if you have you taken your child somewhere in the past few weeks and: • Wished the second you were there that you hadn’t • Had to leave early/immediately because of some kind of freak out • Realised you’ve become ‘that parent’ ruining it for everybody else…

I don’t mean physically, of course. Unless your first love was two feet tall, rocking a pair of dungarees and a damp nappy – in which case, sorry about that. I mean that this week, I’ve started to see a definite comparison between being the parent of a toddler and…

Christmas and New Year was fun times for us, but it did bring some challenges in the teething, illness, sleeping and behaviour department. It’s made me realise that there are three things I need to change this month for our 21 month old girl. Get control of the dummy back.…

Tibbs has stopped eating. In retrospect, it was already happening when we were on our holidays to Cornwall last month, where she barely raised a spoon to anything we gave her, bar breakfast. But after a dragging virus that gave her a sore throat and a cough, things have just…

I bet a lot of you have seen this picture in the last two weeks, it’s doing the rounds. Oh it’s so funny because it’s true. Meh. Have you noticed, since becoming a parent, that your allotted ‘me time’ is now defined for you? “Oh, I’ll look after the baby…